The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-10-21
A COTTAGE BY THE SEA.
From the London Gra.h5c

A CUIIAGE BY The SEA,
From the London Granhic
Mr.. Landon, e%x-cotton spinner, had
good reason to hate the army. His
eldest daughter had married q gallant
young Hussar, who quickly spent her
fortune at Newmarket, and thereafter
vanished from the worlds ken, leav-
ing her neither widow nor maid. His
eldest son-a great scamp, as thesons
OF steady business men often are-en-
tered q dragon regiment, got into
some discreditable row, was tried by
Court-martial, dismissed the service
and shot himself through the head the
the next day. His second daughter,
CLARA, was cruelty Tilted by a guards
man, and died at Bournemouth a
year subsequently OF q broken heart.
A second son-at Woolwich-
was blown to pieces by q shell
which exploded IN his hands while
he was examining it; and last, but not
least, his WI remaining child, his eve
lamb, Lilly, evinced remarkable pre-
possession for the military. The
Grand Duchess OF Gerolstein was not
fonder of soldiers than Lily Landon;
but thin she only saw them at q dis,
tance, at closed quarters. This
id;osyncrasy was made all the more
distressing to Mr.. Landon from the
circumstances OF his residing in a co.
rison town, which Is seaport as ysll,
He could not prevent Lily seeing sol
diers and officers going about their
duties, nor could he abolish the regi.
mental band which always made Miss
Lily's blue eyes sparkle and caused
her unconsciously to ssume some.
thing OF the audacious demeanor OF a
vivandiere. All he could do was to
engage a distant relative as a duenna,
but under a homely exterior this old
lady concealed a most romantic dis
position, with q singular beliefin what
is now derided as chivalry. The
Barsetshi..e Regiment, alias the Roy
al Bo1Soardiers, was quartered at
Barmanth at this time, and an exceed
inglys lively mess was ore OF the dis.
tinerions OF the regiment, two-thirds
o. the members being young Irishmen.
1t was currently reported that these
young gentlemen, OF good family, but
slender means, were the plague OF the
adjutant generals life, SO frequent were
the complaints and grievances that
arose from their racing, rowing, rat
hunting and therproclivities andthat
the commander-in-chief himself had
threatened to honor the two worst
scaIegraces OF them all with the dis
tinction OF q court.martial. The Two
in questionable head and front OF all
this offending-however, took life III
%otously, and were, indeed, on the high
road to Avernus, when the following
incidents occurred: They were close
allies, these two; so that they went by
the name OF Castor and Pollux in the
Observation-Disclosures that will do just
as well as their real ones, which are
those Of Il noble Irish family.
Lieutenant Castor and Pollux, then,
were walking down the High street,
arm in arm, with very large cigars in
their mouths, and very small bull
tarriers at their heels, when Nick,
aims Castor felt I'm electric thrill, SO
to say, from the arm OF his pail Dick
lPollux). and from previous expert
ences at once concluded that there
WAS a pretty girl around. 30 there
was-and a benign old lady, wreathed
in smiles, also.
"By George! what an exceedingly
pretty girl" quoth Nick, and "Looks
very solvent" said more practical
Dick.
Let lis follow them and find out
where they live"
The two ladies, who had evidently
been making some trifing purchases
in town, had turned their faces in the
direction OF the suburbs, and were
now walking along the %sea-shore, the
younger with a white fluffy dog
in her arms. The officers followed at
respectful distance, but the bull ter
risrs were %nearnest in their endeavors
to make the acquaintance OF the fluffy
poodle. Perhaps this accounted for
one Of the ladies' knowledge OF what
was going on behind them.
"Lst III ask them to call off their
dog said Lily; 81 am sure they are
officers OF the Bombardiers.
Not for The world, not for the
world, my dear" replied the duenna;
not that l have hpy doubt about
then ~gai1antry; the chivalrous sense
Of honor OF these brave men who die
for their country, and for England,
home and beauty; but think what
your papa would say, with his singu-
lar antipathy to warriors. Oh, no,
never; let us hurry on, or they may,
perhaps, be too assiduous in their de-
y,oirA,o
They did hurryon to the heaven offs
pretty biiou cottage in red brick
and stone gables, standing among
lanrels in its W grounds, and a
stones throw from the se9. into which
there jutteda boatpier, with aboat at
the end OF 1T. The two ladies disap.
peared through the green gate, but
Castor managed to catch a Parthian
glance OF a pair OF very bright
sapphire blue eyes; while Pollux
was saluted with q series OF
Earks, the poodle, who, now belisy.
ing himself ut home and safe from ter
riers, struggled violently in his mis-
tress' arms IN the vain pretense OF de.
Sizing to annihilate them both at
ones.
Adoosid neat little crib" obsery.
ed Pollax. staring at the bow win
,dou, Hf,,et tha hind Of n littla hoy
one would like to dawdle away sum-
1ner in, if one had $4,000 a year, in.
stead OF only 1000 farthings."
YES. and with those two eyes to
rival the billows," unused Castor, who
was sentimental, comparatively speak
ang.
al should think now,n continued
Pollus, "that it would not beunseem-
ly to knock at the door ard inquire If
Mr.. Smith lives here? That would